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Timeline Of The Near Future

Subjects : trivia, history
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1. Triple conjunction Mars






2. The One country - two systems model between China and Macau will expire.






3. The One country - two systems model between China and Macau will expire.






4. Triple conjunction Mars






5. On December 2 at 12-32 UTC Mars will occult Jupiter.






6. Last year which can be represented using the File Allocation Table date format.






7. With an estimated probability of 0.07% - Apollo asteroid 1999 RQ36 could hit the Earth.






8. On December 2 at 12-32 UTC Mars will occult Jupiter.






9. The second full orbit of Neptune around the sun since its discovery in 1846.






10. 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup to be held in Russia.






11. Construction of Sagrada Familia to be completed.






12. Information on the Falklands War declassified.






13. 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup to be held in Russia.






14. Cosmic Call 1 will reach its destination - the star Gliese 777.






15. The Message From Earth will reach Gliese 581.






16. 'First Plutonian anniversary' of the dwarf planet's discovery - given that Pluto's orbit is just under 248 Earth years.






17. August will be the first time Pluto reaches aphelion since its discovery.






18. Two solar eclipses will occur in this year.






19. Year 2038 problem - similar to the Year 2000 problem may occur on this date.






20. Year 2038 problem - similar to the Year 2000 problem may occur on this date.






21. Triple conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn.






22. 2018 FIFA World Cup to be held in Russia. 2018 Winter Olympics to be held in Pyeongchang - South Korea.






23. The One country - two systems model between China and Hong Kong will terminate in this year.






24. Venus occults Spica.The previous occultation of Spica by Venus was on November 10 - 1783. December 24 - The Moon will occult Neptune.






25. December 10






26. The Green Wall of China is expected to be completed.






27. The Chernobyl exclusion zone becomes habitable.






28. The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (comprising Saudi Arabia - Oman - United Arab Emirates - Bahrain - Kuwait and Qatar) hope to establish monetary union in this year. FIFA Confederations Cup to be held in Brazil. 34th America's C






29. On August 1 - Mercury occults Regulus (last occultation of Regulus by Mercury was on August 13 - 364 BC).






30. August will be the first time Pluto reaches aphelion since its discovery.






31. Beginning of the 16th century according to the Islamic calendar.






32. Transit of Venus on June 11.






33. The Green Wall of China is expected to be completed.






34. Triple conjunction Mars






35. Venus occults Spica.The previous occultation of Spica by Venus was on November 10 - 1783. December 24 - The Moon will occult Neptune.






36. Solar eclipse of 7 min 29 s (very close to the theoretical maximum) - saros 139 - 'crowing' this serie. This is predicted to be the longest eclipse during the current 10000 year period - from 4000 BC to AD 6000 (eclipse predictions by Fred Espenak -






37. March 17






38. 2019 Rugby World Cup to be held in Japan. 2019 Cricket World Cup to be held in England.






39. Asteroid 2007 VK184 has a chance of 1 in 3030 of hitting Earth in this year.






40. Triple conjunction Mars






41. 2018 FIFA World Cup to be held in Russia. 2018 Winter Olympics to be held in Pyeongchang - South Korea.






42. On March 4 at 10-52 UTC - Venus will occult Uranus.






43. The Chernobyl exclusion zone becomes habitable.






44. At 16-08 UTC on July 29 - Mercury will occult Mars.






45. Transit of Mercury and an occultation of Jupiter by Venus.






46. The 17th Pan-American Games to be held in Toronto. Spacecrafts New Horizons and Dawn to arrive at the dwarf planets Pluto and Ceres - respectively. Alignment of Earth - Venus and Jupiter. Rugby World Cup held in England and Wales. 2015 Cricket World






47. Beginning of the 16th century according to the Islamic calendar.






48. Halley's Comet returns to the inner Solar System.






49. Information on the Falklands War declassified.






50. Halley's Comet returns to the inner Solar System






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